1. Written By Former Student
Bradley’s First Day
Written By
Former Student

2. “ Wake up Bradley! It’s your first day of
school.” His mother said, pulling the covers
off of him.

3. He moaned, and groaned, and pulled the covers back over his
head. “I’m not going!” Bradley whined.

4. He did not want to go.
It wasn’t because he
did not want to learn.
He was just afraid!!
There would be new
people, and a new place,
and he just did not
know what to expect!

5. What if his teacher was mean?!

6. What if no one liked him?!

7. He did not want to
go and find out!

8. “Don’t be silly, Bradley,
of course you are! Now
hurry up and get
dressed. You don’t want
to be late on your first
day.” Then she hurried
out of the room.

9. I do not want to go at all! thought
Bradley. Then he crawled out of bed
wishing that there was no such
thing as school!

10. When he and his mother arrived at the school, Bradley did not want to
get out of the car!!

11. “Do I have to go?!”
Bradley whimpered.
“Yes, darling, you do.
Why, is something
wrong?’’ “No,”
Bradley said, “ I
just don’t think I
need to go. That’s
all.”

12. His mother laughed, “Of course, you do!” she said. “Everyone needs
to go to school. Now hurry up.
You don’t want to be late!”

13. So Bradley climbed
out of the car and
walked up the big,
stone steps of Sunny
Days Elementary
School.

14. He came up to two, huge double doors. He turned to see if his
mother’s car was still there. If it
was, maybe he could run back to
it and beg her not to make him go!
But, it was too late. She was already
driving away.

15. Bradley turned back
to the doors, took a
deep breath, and
walked inside.
Everywhere he
Looked, there were
kids running around.

16. “Excuse me, young
man,” said a deep
voice behind him.
Bradley turned
Around to see a
great, tall man!

17. “Where are you supposed to be?” “I…I am not sure,” Bradley
Mumbled. “It is my first day.”
“I see,” the man chuckled, “Come
with me.”

18. He led him down a
long, bright hall
filled with lots of
doors. Then he led
him to a classroom
door and walked
him in.

19. Inside, there were tables filled with other children. There was a
pretty woman standing in the front
of the room. “May I help you?” the
woman asked.

21. “Yes,” answered the great, tall man.
“This, here, is this young man’s first
day.” And then he left Bradley
standing there alone.
“Well then,” said the pretty lady,
“my name is Miss Johnson, and I will be
your teacher. You should feel right at
home here.”

22. This is everyone else’s first day too.” Bradley looked around at all
the other boys and girls. “Really?”
he asked, “Just like me?”
“Yes,” she smiled, “Why don’t you go have a seat, and we will continue.”

23. Bradley took a
seat. For the rest of
the day he had a
blast! They learned
how to write letters
and what sounds to
make with them.

24. They listened to
a book at story
time. And he even
made new friends!
At the end of the
day, when it was
time to leave,
Bradley did not
want to go!

25. He got in the car with his mother with a big smile on his face. “So,
how was your first day?” she asked.
“Great!” Bradley shared.
He looked back at the school
as they drove away.
School was really great!
thought Bradley.

27. THE END!